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MAKE THE POCKETS Fold 1 SEW THE SIDE PIECES TO THE MAIN BAG PIECE d the pocket in half, wrong sides together 2 3 1 Fold. pocket and trim strips in place) to main bag piece. Match the top edge of side piece to the short end of the main piece. With the side piece on top, sew to the dot with a 1 1 ⁄2 -inch seam 2 3 ⁄2 With wrong sides together, fold the pocket binding strip in half. Then press. Stitch the bias strip to the wrong side at the top of the pocket. Match the raw edges of the binding pocket-piece fold (1 -inch seam allowance). allowance, and then backstitch. Turn and clip the seam allowance of the main piece to the stitching. Rotate the bottom edge of the side piece to align with the edge of the main piece. Stitch to the next dot. Clip the main piece as before. Continue to sew the remaining edge. Press the side binding toward the bag, and edgestitch the fold down. corner. Edgestitch along the creases to form a floor. 2 Crease the bag from side corner to side With right sides together, pin the side piece (with the 4 edge and 1⁄2 4 On the wrong side of the side piece, mark two dots 1 ⁄2 taking two small tucks to make the pocket fit at the lower edge. Pin it in place along all of the edges. 5 With wrong sides together, fold the side-trim strip in half, and finish the bottom 6 edge by turning in 1 ⁄2 5 inch. Pin the strip to the right side of the side edge over the pocket, placing the finished end 1 ⁄2 inch from the bottom raw edge. www.threadsmagazine.com MAKE THE LINING Make the lining as you did the main bag piece, disregarding the pockets and side trim. Set the lining inside the bag, and pin it in place along upper edge. SEW THE STRAPS inch in from the side inch up from the bottom edge. Center the pocket on the side piece, edges into the fold. Then press. Edgestitch the folds together. Edgestitch both sides. 1 up 1 inch. Center the strap 2 inches down from the top edge of the bag and 3 2 ⁄4 Fold the strap ends under 1⁄2 inch. Slip them through the ring, and bring the end inch in from side seam. Pin the strap to the bag, and then sew it in place. Make the short ring holder in the same way. Slip the holder through rings, and stitch it down. FINISH THE TOP 1 ⁄2 Cut a binding strip the same length as the top edge of the bag plus 1 inch. Sew the ends together with a 1 -inch seam. 2 Then sew the binding to the lining side of the top edge the way you did the bias strip on the pocket. Fold it over, and edgestitch. JUNE/JULY 2008 37 With wrong sides together, fold the straps in half lengthwise. Fold the raw